The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-08-27

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r and suffered such injuries that he was un
able to reach Benton until Saturday tt
make complaint. In company with the
sheriff he returned to the scene of the
trouble. He thinks he knows the where
abouts of his assailants and can identify
them.
! S. S. Barnes. the Custer county ranch
man who lost both hands by falling in
front of a sickle oar recently, died on
Thursday of last week from the effect of
a second amputation of his left arm, rend-
cred necessary by the appearance of gan
creme in that member.
| The examination of G.. Clayton, for the
killing of o. Maddux, at Melrose on the
10th inst, was concluded at Butte Mon
day. Clayton was held without bail to
await the action of the grand jury, the
testimony showing that it was clear
case of deliberate and cold blooded mur-
der.
The body of a man was discovered in a
box car at Missoula on Monday. Tax re-
ceipts of Beaverhead county were found
upon his person, and give his name as
James Moran. Forty dollars We're found
in pocket in his drawers. The verdict
of the coroner's jury was that he came to
his death from natural causes
Phillipsburg Mail: Last Saturday an
enormous steer, the property of Jack Hall,
was brought up from the valley and
weighed on Ed. Mingle's scales. Though
in rather poor condition, the animal
weighed 2,26O pounds and stood III
hands high. He will be taken to the
Helena fair for exhibition.
The body of Nehemiah Morrison was
found last week on Rock creek, in Lewis
and Clark county, where he had been
killed by lightning while engaged in
hunting prairie dogs. The clothes were
all burned off the body and the hair burn
ed off the face, so that Identification
would have been impossible if it had not
been for papers found upon his body.
Glendive Independent: j. T. Seeds was
arrested Monday on the charge of assault
with deadly weapon. Mr.. Seeds had a
dispute with the superintendent colored |
porter, and according to reports the color
ed man drew revolver when Mr.. Seeds |
struck him over the head with an iron bar,
crushing the skull Dr. Dunaan is at
tending the injured man and has hopes of
his recovery. Seeds was admitted to bail
In the sum of $500.
Articles of association of the Bozeman
Electric Light company have been filed
in the office of the secretary of the terri
tory. The purpose of organization is to
light the streets, business houses and resi-
dences of Bozeman. and the power will be
furnished by water, the company being
given the right to build bitches, fumes,
ETC., wherever needed Its capital stock
is to oe 100000, divided into !, 200 shares
of $25 each. 1t will be run twenty years
and the trustees for the first three months
will be: NJ. NJ. Black, W. NJ Nevitt,
Charles S. Hartman and w. W. Living
ston, all of Bozeman.
Alfred Kriser, foreman of the lime
works at Divide, Silver Bow county, was
killed Sunday night while on his way
from Butte to Centreville by his horse
falling from a bridge into railroad cut,
4 distance of thirty feet. His skull was
the entire forehead being caved
IN, and both legs were broken above the
knees. AT an inquest held the testimony
adduced went to prove that the deceased
was temperate man. The jury returned
4 verdict of accidental death and held the
'allway company responsible for neglect
n not having the cut properly fenced
Deceased leaves wife and three children
% mourn his loss